Requirement
7.0.4.3. Announced in a pamphlet or handbook first: there is a window
Required May not apply Often forgotten
Changes may appear in a revised pamphlet, a youth handbook or another official release before reaching the web page. Unless official communications set a different procedure or a date, youth have through 31 December of that year to decide: carry on or begin under the old requirements, or switch to or begin under the new.
Notes and warnings
Deadline. 31 December of the year the change is announced. A Scout who has chosen the old requirements may keep using them until the badge is finished. A Scout who has not begun by that date must use the new ones. The window only exists where the change appeared outside the Merit Badges web page first, and only where official communications have not set a different date.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.3 · Changes introduced in a pamphlet, handbook or other official release give youth through 31 December of that year to decide.